Crime Rates at Carlyle Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9BJ

Carlyle Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Edgbaston , and the 359th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carlyle Road (B16 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 246.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% higher than the Edgbaston average (167.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 96.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carlyle Road (B16 9BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stirling Road, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Montague Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.